Star Sea Hunter

The empress stared coldly at Chen Yinjie, the prime minister of the empire, who was so powerful, a man under one person and above tens of thousands!

Even though he has always been cunning, cunning, and extremely shrewd, facing His Majesty's questioning at this moment, he is somewhat overwhelmed!After all, the incident happened suddenly, without any psychological preparation in advance, it is impossible to excuse those cronies of myself!

"Your Majesty...this...the minister didn't know beforehand! It should be...they themselves failed the trust of His Majesty and the people of the empire, so...this..."

"So what?" Fang Yuqing asked with a sneer.

Chen Yinjie gritted his teeth and said: "I think that these corrupt officials should be severely punished! Rectify the law of the country!"

Under the current situation, it is impossible to keep these cronies, so they can only reluctantly give up.

Fang Yuqing still did not relax, and shouted angrily: "Then, Chen Qing, you have no responsibility? The twelve governors of the imperial provinces were all recommended by you! It has only been less than half a year since you took office, and all of them have problems! Once How big a scandal must this be, known to a trillion citizens of the Empire?"

"According to what you said at the beginning, these twelve governors are selected from among the thousands of great officials in the empire, and they will definitely be able to take care of this starry sky for the empire! I also believe it! But now, they all What did they do? Why were they all law-abiding capable officials before, but once they changed positions, they all became corrupt?"

"The twelve provinces of Southern Xinjiang are the newly acquired lands of the empire, and now such a big case has occurred! What a major impact on the next strategic decision of the empire, Chen Qing, as the prime minister of the empire, don't you Understand?"

Following her questioning, Chen Yinjie's complexion became more and more ugly, and his elephant legs trembled uncontrollably!On the forehead, dense beads of sweat slowly flowed down the fat face.

"Your Majesty, the old minister was negligent and improperly recommended people, so that the imperial government was ashamed. Please punish him severely!" the rogue prime minister said helplessly.

At this moment, he was already scolding in his heart: these few utterly stupid idiots, nothing more than corruption, actually made such a big commotion that the bastards from the Overwatch Council caught hold of them!Aren't you newbies in the officialdom, don't you know how to keep things clean?I didn't warn you beforehand, but now it's good, even Lao Tzu has been entangled by you!

He naturally understood the virtues of his cronies.Eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, greed and five poisons are all available!There is nothing they dare not do, no money they dare not make!In other words, he himself is the best of the best, and these of his subordinates naturally follow suit!

When the boundaries of the twelve provinces were initially demarcated, various forces focused on the fat vacancies of the twelve governorships. People who came to intercede with him one after another, received gifts, money, and women. Received soft!

Needless to say, the final candidates were the twelve who gave him the most gifts!Regardless of the others, let's just talk about Yuan Jinggao!Since the end of the last war, he, who is good at making money, gave the prime minister a generous gift, and successfully obtained the position of governor of the Starfield of Constant Ross, and even acquired the status of a nobleman.

In order to win a spot this time, he almost took out all the net worth he had accumulated over the years, and only then did he get his wish!I don't know how he, a poor governor in a remote star field, has such rich assets. It can be seen that his ability to collect money is definitely one of the best in the empire!

After so much blood, I don't want to find a way to replenish it as soon as possible. I feel sorry for myself for so many years of hard work!For this reason, as soon as this guy took office, he scraped the ground and did everything he could to squeeze the hundreds of millions of people under his rule!

The other eleven people all did the same thing!The rebellion in the Twelve Provinces was secretly instigated by certain forces, but the bigger reason was that the government forced the people to rebel!As the local chief executive, they cannot escape the blame!

A gloomy expression appeared on the queen's face: "Since you said so, Chen Qing, then the matter will be easy to handle! These twelve people will all be dismissed from office and rank, and all property and fiefdoms will be deprived! And they will be publicly hanged! To appease the local people The dissatisfaction of the people!"

Chen Yinjie was startled, and asked in a trembling voice: "The twelve governors-general, are they all going to be hanged? Are they..."

"What is it?" Fang Yuqing grabbed the file in front of her violently and threw it at his feet!He said in a stern voice:

"It is because of their existence that these moths, who have caused disasters to the country and the people, have made the situation in the southern border of the empire unstable, and they had to dispatch the imperial army to quell the chaos. Not to mention the increase in casualties, it also affected the next step of the empire's expansion. What a big plan! If we don’t take their heads off, how can I get rid of the hatred in my heart!”

"And you, as the chief minister of the empire, the elders of several dynasties, you don't care about such a major event that shakes the country! Don't say that you didn't know what they were doing beforehand!"

Chen Yinjie took a step back in shock, lowered his head and said nothing.None of the officials from the faction he was friendly with dared to speak out!

But this is not the most terrible thing, what the queen said next almost made the officials of the Manchu Dynasty stunned!

"Chen Qing! You have been in charge of the imperial cabinet for many years, and you have worked hard without credit! You can't blame you for this incident! Now that you are old and lack energy, it is inevitable that you can't take care of some problems!"

"The burden of the prime minister, you can let it go first! I will give you a prince-sized mansion, go back and recuperate! You won't have to go to the court to discuss matters in the future!"

There was a dead silence in Nuo Da's hall!

The chief assistant of the current dynasty, the elder of the four dynasties, just dismissed from office in one sentence?

Several courtiers moved their lips, as if they wanted to intercede, but when they saw the murderous look in the empress' eyes, they backed away in fear.

Looking at the reactions of the civil and military officials below, Fang Yuqing showed a proud smile on her face, and said slowly: "Since there is no objection from the ministers, then this matter will be settled! The post of Prime Minister is temporarily vacant, and I will wait for you." After thinking about the candidate, let’s make another appointment!”

"In the future, administrative officials above the planetary governor level will not be allowed to take office without my inspection and review! To avoid similar cases from happening again! Do you have any objections?"

"Yes! Your Majesty is wise!" No matter how reluctant he was, the courtiers could only respectfully obey.

Gu Longsi sighed in his heart: This young monarch is much more powerful than the former emperor!First is the military power, then the political power, and now even the power to appoint and remove personnel is also in his hands!The foundation is getting stronger and stronger, who else will dare to challenge her authority in the future?

However, for the current empire, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages!The situation in the Xinghai is changing rapidly. In this extraordinary period, a powerful figure is really needed to control the overall situation and lead the empire through the crisis!

And myself, as well as the military, will become the queen's unwavering backing!

Seeing that the purpose of today's meeting has been achieved, Fang Yuqing relaxed a little. She stood up with a smile and said, "That's the end of today's discussion, all you gentlemen should leave! If you have any important matters, you can report them directly to me at any time. !"

------------------------------After the court meeting, Fang Yuqing left the hall alone and walked towards the inner palace. The palace guards were pushed away by her from a distance.

Along the path of jade-colored crystal, I walked all the way quickly, and in a short while came to the palace of the former empress of the empire and the current empress dowager.

At the main entrance of the resplendent palace, more than a dozen palace guards were guarding there, and the same number of maids in white clothes stood outside the gate, waiting for the call of the palace owner at any time.

Compared with when she was the empress of the empire, this kind of ostentation is undoubtedly much smaller!However, for a vicious woman like her, she should be content!

Fang Yuqing sneered secretly in her heart, but her face was calm and she walked unhurriedly.Behind her, Manager Yan had already followed her at some point.

She looked back at the woman whom her father trusted the most and whom she relied on the most, with a sincere and gentle look on her face.

Director Yan saw that he was approaching the gate of the palace, so he didn't want to say more, so he just winked at her to indicate that everything was normal.

Fang Yuqing nodded calmly, with a phoenix skirt and jingling rings, she stepped steadily on the jade steps in front of the palace gate.A group of maids and guards hurriedly saluted, and another female official trotted in to report.

In the side hall, the current Empress Dowager Zhu Zhaoyuan was sitting at the desk, writing and drawing on a paper document, and she didn't know what she was busy with.

The empress walked into the palace gate, saw the figure of the empress dowager, walked over, bowed slightly, and said indifferently: "Empress mother, Yuqing has come to visit you!"

"Your Majesty!" Zhu Zhaoyuan hurriedly put down the pen in her hand, with an eager smile on her face, she got up and greeted her.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, Your Majesty looks even more beautiful!" She praised insincerely, ordered the ladies in the court to serve tea and snacks, and graciously pulled the queen to sit down and greeted her relatives.

At first glance, they really look like a loving mother and daughter!

After Boss Yan saluted, he stood quietly by his side without saying a word.

After exchanging lukewarm greetings for a while, Fang Yuqing got up and left.I didn't want Zhu Zhaoyuan's words to make her calm, but she became angry again.

"Your Majesty, I wonder if you have made up your mind about what I told you last time?" Zhu Zhaoyuan asked expectantly.

The empress raised her phoenix eyebrows, and said expressionlessly: "The imperial guards are already fully staffed, and there is really no suitable position arrangement! I'm afraid I will disappoint the empress!"

Zhu Zhaoyuan smiled and said: "Your Majesty! Isn't this personnel arrangement a matter of your one word? Zhu Junzhe is my nephew, and in terms of seniority, he is also your cousin. He was born with outstanding talents and outstanding abilities! I also admire you very much, Your Majesty! Isn't it appropriate for him to be the commander of the palace guards?"

"My palace guards are all women. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for him to be the commander!" Fang Yuqing explained patiently, suppressing her anger.

"Your Majesty is out of touch! Your cousin is not an outsider! What's wrong with letting him take care of your daily safety? In this way, don't you have more chances to meet each other? In the future, you will have more opportunities to meet each other." It's convenient! You've reached the age to talk about marriage, it's time to think about it!" Zhu Zhaoyuan finally clarified her meaning.

A flash of anger flashed in Fang Yuqing's eyes, and she said coldly: "The queen mother is such a noble person who forgets things! When the emperor was alive, he betrothed me to Duke Yun Haoyu, and you were there at that time! There are all court officials and noble relatives. Witness! Why bring this up now?"

Zhu Zhaoyuan's expression was a little unnatural, and she said with a dry smile: "But, isn't that young man no longer in the empire? You can't wait for him all the time, can you? Your cousin is also from his own family, so can't he be compared to him?"

Fang Yuqing wanted to have a fit a few times, but managed to bear it down again. She lowered her head and looked at the exquisite embroidery patterns on the phoenix skirt, without saying a word.

Zhu Zhaoyuan thought that she was a little disturbed, so she pushed forward and said: "I heard that you just dismissed the governors of the twelve provinces in southern Xinjiang? This couldn't be better! How can those outsiders be trusted by their own family members? I have already found a new one for you. Candidate! Take a look, if you think it’s okay, you should make a decision earlier!”

With that said, she picked up the list on the desk and handed it to Fang Yuqing.

The empress finally couldn't hold back and exploded. She swung her sleeves and swept off the tea cups and snacks on the tea table beside her, and sternly reprimanded: "Zhu Zhaoyuan! Are you going too far? Do you really think I'm a child? As the empress dowager , Discuss state affairs indiscriminately! Who gave you the power?"

"For the sake of my father, I don't have to worry about it this time, there will be another time! Hmph—"

After finishing speaking, she didn't even look at the empress dowager's ugly face, and walked out with her head held high!